Play Japanese mahjong at our live meetups!

We teach, play, and compete every week across Melbourne. We welcome beginners and seasoned players alike, whether you’re entirely fresh, have some experience from a different mahjong variant, or a seasoned pro!

Our meetups are conveniently located within short walking distance of most public transport. There is an entry fee of $5, but first time players can join for free! The entry fee helps pay for the venue and all the other events we run.

Spaces fill up fast, so if you’re planning to attend a meetup, be sure to RSVP on Meetup or drop a message in our Discord. See you there!

‘where pipo’

— Anonymous, 2024

Players enjoying social mahjong meetup board game cafe Melbourne CBD
Players enjoying social mahjong meetup Good Games Melbourne East

Good Games Box Hill
g1/975 Whitehorse Rd
Box Hill
VIC 3128

Every Saturday
12:30 PM to 5:30 PM

 

Marche Board Game Cafe
63 A'Beckett St
Melbourne
VIC 3000

Every Thursday
5:30 PM to 11:00 PM

 

Marche CBD Meetup Rules

  • 75 minute hanchan timer. When the timer ends, finish the hand, then finish the game.

  • 25,000 points start, 25,000 points return. No extension to West. 300 point honba.

  • 30/10 uma

  • Red fives ON

  • Kiriage mangan: 40 han 30 and 3 han 60 are rounded to mangan

  • Agariyame OFF: Game continues in all last if dealer is in first place and wins the round/is tenpai at the end of the round

  • Bankruptcy/Tobi OFF: Game continues if a player goes below 0 points, and players may riichi with less than 1000 points. Players will be given debt sticks when dropping below 0 points

  • Abortive Draws OFF: This includes nine unique terminals, four wind discard, 4 player riichi, etc.

  • Headbump OFF: Double and triple ron are allowed

  • Kan dora flips immediately

  • Riichi: Allowed even in furiten. Not allowed if there are less than four tiles remaining in the live wall

  • Any riichi bets remaining on the table at the end of the hanchan are awarded to first place

  • Nagashi Mangan ON: Player must not have called any tiles

  • Kazoe Yakuman ON

  • Double Yakuman ON (e.g. suuankou tanki)

  • Stacking Yakuman ON (e.g. daisangen and suuankou)

  • Pao (Yakuman liability payments) ON

  • Penalties: Lower penalties, chombo is a -20 point penalty to the final score of the hanchan